Angliholic Posted 18 years ago
Grammar
emotionally distressed from doing nothing
YOu may be emotionally distressed from "doing nothing."
You may be emotionally upset for "doing nothing."
Hi,
Does the second in the above correctly explain the first? Thanks.
You may be emotionally upset for "doing nothing."
Hi,
Does the second in the above correctly explain the first? Thanks.
Top answer
Hi, Prepositions are tricky to learn and to explain, as you probably know. " I wouldn't say 'from' is wrong, but I'd use 'by'. " 'For' is just not right.
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Hi,
Prepositions are tricky to learn and to explain, as you probably know.
You may be emotionally distressed from "doing nothing." I wouldn't say 'from' is wrong, but I'd use 'by'.
You may be emotionally upset for "doing nothing." 'For' is just not right. Again, I'd say 'by'.
Or I might say it another way, eg
You may be emotionally distressed because you do/have done/did
Prepositions are tricky to learn and to explain, as you probably know.
You may be emotionally distressed from "doing nothing." I wouldn't say 'from' is wrong, but I'd use 'by'.
You may be emotionally upset for "doing nothing." 'For' is just not right. Again, I'd say 'by'.
Or I might say it another way, eg
You may be emotionally distressed because you do/have done/did
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